[Steve R]

I'm almost over climbing for numbers but I'll admit that I find 8A inspiring and as such it's a long term ambition of mine.  I'm not quite shallow enough to be inspired by a number alone so need the added incentive of trying to do something that's actually quite good – hence asking for suggestions.  I suppose I'm just looking for things that have good line and movement.  Something with a good amount of moves for an 8A experience. ie. not a link up of easier problems or a longer traverse.  Something fairly steep I think so the holds aren't too unpleasant.  Limestone, grit or mountain rocks anywhere in yorkshire, the lakes, the peak or wales or even the County would all qualify.  I'm a good way off that standard at the moment but it would be useful to see some good quality suggestions to aspire to in the coming year(s).
Cheers

[T_B]

Careless Torque
Ironman @ trowbarrow
Jason's Roof @ Crookrise

Dunno if the UK is the land of inspiring Font 8a boulder problems, best to be shallow and look for the soft/popular ones. Press low right?

[dave]

river of life?

[Steve R]

Careless Torque

inspiring alright, thought it was 8A+? not sure I'll ever be able to get my foot up like that though...

Ironman @ trowbarrow

good call, likely candidate

Jason's Roof @ Crookrise

I thought of that one as I was writing the post.  Isn't it 7C+ now though?  Never even been to look at it but has a good rep.

Dunno if the UK is the land of inspiring Font 8a boulder problems

That's what I thought/have found so far so thought I'd ask....

[cofe]

Will.
Help the young sitter

[Steve R]

what's Will?

[SA Chris]

Prob in N Wales somewhere. Looks ace

Sure you know of this but if not


http://eliteukbinventory.blogspot.com/

Plenty of inspiration

[Doylo]

Its at the Mallory boulder, unrepeated but very good, gets 7c+ though! (is prob 8a)

[Steve R]

Sure you know of this but if not


http://eliteukbinventory.blogspot.com/

Plenty of inspiration

I didn't, nice one!  The ticklists on there give all the inspiration I need, thanks alot.

[Jaspersharpe]

Press low right?

That's not soft for 7C+.

[Whyatt]

Jerrys problem at the sheep pen boulders N wales
Clyde at parisellas cave N wales
Ride the wild smuff N wales really good line crimpy and powerful a present from mule

[Doylo]

Jerrys problem at the sheep pen boulders N wales
Clyde at parisellas cave N wales
Ride the wild smuff N wales really good line crimpy and powerful a present from mule

Ha ha nice one oracle, 7c+, 8a+ and 7c+ more like

[Stubbs]

Zoo York (if it's ever dry again). Best 8A on grit that's not actually a route?

[superfurrymonkey]

Sway on Gallt Yr Ogof Ogwen valley 

[T_B]

Just had a look at that Elite UKB - Queen Kong @ Queens Crag has got to be one of the best lines in the UK at Font 8a I would have thought. Vide of the sitter here:

[Whyatt]

Ha ha nice one oracle, 7c+, 8a+ and 7c+ more like


Yeah doylo nice work on Halfway! ill be back for pit and cavelife in tha new year keep em dry for us 

[GCW]

Ironman @ trowbarrow

Now downgraded to 7c+.

[cofe]

Zoo York would be top of my list if i was scratching at the balls of 8a.

[Adam Lincoln]

Ironman @ trowbarrow

Now downgraded to 7c+.

Really? None of the people who have actually done it took 7c+...?

Greg          
Jordan Buys
Nik             
Paul Smitton          
Dan Warren   
Ryan - Doesn't count.       

[GCW]

True, but on the new LB stuff it gets 7c+ 

[Doylo]

i second Queen Kong

[Adam Lincoln]

True, but on the new LB stuff it gets 7c+ 

I went back on it recently as i was trying the Pacman link, i still think its 8a, albeit soft.

[Greg C]

True, but on the new LB stuff it gets 7c+ 

I went back on it recently as i was trying the Pacman link, i still think its 8a, albeit soft.

Funny one this. I was having a similar conversation with Tom Newberry about this problem the other day. I downgraded it on the list because I noticed 'everyone' said it was soft, and easier with the new toe-hook beta - which I have yet to try. However, Tom and Nick Clement have had numerous sessions on it and still not done it (as far as I know). I just presumed this toe-hook jazz made it much easier, as was implied on various 8a.nu scorecards and general mutterings? Perhaps not. I'm happy to bump it back up to 8a...

[Greg C]

While I'm here I'm going to do some shameless pimping of my own (relevant) problem:



This is one of the best 8a's (and boulders) I have seen in the UK.... well until someone downgrades it at least.

[andy_e]

Zoo york and Queen Kong both look fantastic, but neither of them are ever going to be dry again!